My first friend!!

So, today was a good day. The five of us nubes (newbies) from the xing went to the train station by ourselves to pick up tickets for Monday. Then we figured out the bus back to the city and to our respective dwellings.

We went to dinner at the canteen, saw Emma on the way to the campus grocery store, got some snacks, and hiked it up the six flights. As I was unpacking from our two days at Zion I got a phone call.

It was Zero!! She came to study on Friday with another girl who had been before... I'm not sure if she had ever come. But we exchanged phone numbers. Anyhooooo, she called me and in her halting english told me that should couldn't come to the next study because her sister is getting married. I used by best simple english and I think we understood each other. We said bye, and I texted her right away to tell her the next study was on the 11th... I had thought she couldn't come this next week and we are not having one this week. But she knew that and it was the 11th that she couldn't come. I told her we'd have another on the week after, and I would text her again when it got closer. She texted back with many exclamation points about how she will be waiting for my text and thanks and can't wait.

Ahhhh. My first friend. I have met other people but this is the first one I've made a real connection with by myself. It gives me.... motivation? courage? contentment? I'm not sure any of these words can describe the feeling I'm having. It's like a sleepy smile.... When you're tired, and you don't have much left of your day but something happens that makes you put the effort into smiling as you drift off to unconsciousness. Maybe that's the metaphor I'm using because I'm currently tired. I dunno.

I have to go shower, wait for laundry to be done so I can hang it up, and color some flashcards for school tomorrow. Acclimation is slow, but steady. Also, I hung up the pictures I brought along today. There are six pictures hanging by my desk of some of my favorite Americans. (if you sent me/gave me a pic, its on the wall).

Much love.
Until next time.